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Adoption » A privilege of saints
On those who have accepted him, however, he has conferred the right of being children of God, that is, on those who believe in his Name,
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
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Children » Who are the children of God
Blessed are the peacemakers! they will be ranked sons of God.
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The conqueror shall obtain this, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son;
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No, you must love your enemies and help them, you must lend to them without expecting any return; then you will have a rich reward, you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the evil.
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But who are you, my man, to speak back to God? Is something a man has moulded to ask him who has moulded it, "Why did you make me like this?" What! has the potter no right over the clay? Has he no right to make out of the same lump one vessel for a noble purpose and another for a menial? What if God, though desirous to display his anger and show his might, has tolerated most patiently the objects of his anger, ripe and ready to be destroyed? read more.
What if he means to show the wealth that lies in his glory for the objects of his mercy, whom he has made ready beforehand to receive glory ??24 that is, for us whom he has called from among the Gentiles as well as the Jews? As indeed he says in Hosea, Those who were no people of mine, I will call 'my People,' and her 'beloved' who was not beloved; on the very spot where they were told, 'You are no people of mine,' there shall they be called 'sons of the living God.'
What if he means to show the wealth that lies in his glory for the objects of his mercy, whom he has made ready beforehand to receive glory ??24 that is, for us whom he has called from among the Gentiles as well as the Jews? As indeed he says in Hosea, Those who were no people of mine, I will call 'my People,' and her 'beloved' who was not beloved; on the very spot where they were told, 'You are no people of mine,' there shall they be called 'sons of the living God.'
Why, as I passed along and scanned your objects of worship, I actually came upon an altar with the inscription TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Well, I proclaim to you what you worship in your ignorance. The God who made the world and all things in it, he, as Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in shrines that are made by human hands; he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything, for it is he who gives life and breath and all things to all men. read more.
All nations he has created from a common origin, to dwell all over the earth, fixing their allotted periods and the boundaries of their abodes, meaning them to seek for God on the chance of finding him in their groping for him. Though indeed he is close to each one of us, for it is in him that we live and move and exist ??as some of your own poets have said, 'We too belong to His race.' Well, as the race of God, we ought not to imagine that the divine nature resembles gold or silver or stone, the product of human art and invention.
All nations he has created from a common origin, to dwell all over the earth, fixing their allotted periods and the boundaries of their abodes, meaning them to seek for God on the chance of finding him in their groping for him. Though indeed he is close to each one of us, for it is in him that we live and move and exist ??as some of your own poets have said, 'We too belong to His race.' Well, as the race of God, we ought not to imagine that the divine nature resembles gold or silver or stone, the product of human art and invention.
For the sons of God are those who are guided by the Spirit of God. You have received no slavish spirit that would make you relapse into fear; you have received the Spirit of sonship. And when we cry, "Abba! Father!", it is this Spirit testifying along with our own spirit that we are children of God; read more.
and if children, heirs as well, heirs of God, heirs along with Christ ??for we share his sufferings in order to share his glory.
and if children, heirs as well, heirs of God, heirs along with Christ ??for we share his sufferings in order to share his glory.
[Keep out of all incongruous ties with unbelievers. What have righteousness and iniquity in common, or how can light associate with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and Beliar, or what business has a believer with an unbeliever? What compact can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God ??as God has said, I will dwell and move among them, I will be their God and they shall be my people. read more.
Therefore come away from them, separate, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean; then I will receive you, I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord almighty.
Therefore come away from them, separate, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean; then I will receive you, I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord almighty.
In all that you do, avoid grumbling and disputing, so as to be blameless and innocent, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverse generation where you shine like stars in a dark world;
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.
God » Leader » Love of
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
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But, dead in trespasses as we were, God was so rich in mercy that for his great love to us he made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved);
But God proves his love for us by this, that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.
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for the Father loves you himself, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from God.
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For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.
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This is how the love of God has appeared for us, by God sending his only Son into the world, so that by him we might live.
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well, we do know, we have believed, the love God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
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Image » Figurative » Regenerated into
For he decreed of old that those whom he predestined should share the likeness of his Son ??that he might be the firstborn of a great brotherhood.
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But we all mirror the glory of the Lord with face unveiled, and so we are being transformed into the same likeness as himself, passing from one glory to another ??for this comes of the Lord the Spirit.
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and put on the new nature which is renewed in the likeness of its Creator for the knowledge of him.
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putting on the new nature, that divine pattern which has been created in the upright and pious character of the Truth.
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is. And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure.
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
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They will excommunicate you; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will imagine he is performing a service to God. This they will do to you, because they have not known the Father nor me.
and repay you who are troubled (as well as us) with rest and relief, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven together with the angels of his power in flaming fire, to inflict punishment on those who ignore God, even on those who refuse obedience to the gospel of our Lord Jesus, men who will pay the penalty of being destroyed eternally from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Knowledge » Who does not know God
he who does not love, does not know God, for God is love.
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is. And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure. read more.
Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness: sin is lawlessness, and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin; anyone who remains in him does not sin ??anyone who sins has neither seen nor known him.
Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness: sin is lawlessness, and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin; anyone who remains in him does not sin ??anyone who sins has neither seen nor known him.
Love » For Christ » Of God
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
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But, dead in trespasses as we were, God was so rich in mercy that for his great love to us he made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved);
But God proves his love for us by this, that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.
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for the Father loves you himself, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from God.
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For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.
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This is how the love of God has appeared for us, by God sending his only Son into the world, so that by him we might live.
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well, we do know, we have believed, the love God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
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God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Adoption
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
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Purity » Who purifies their soul
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is. And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure.
you know it was not by perishable silver or gold that you were ransomed from the futile traditions of your past, but by the precious blood of Christ, a lamb unblemished and unstained. He was predestined before the foundation of the world and has appeared at the end of the ages for your sake; read more.
it is by him that you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; and thus your faith means hope in God. Now that your obedience to the Truth has purified your souls for a brotherly love that is sincere, love one another heartily and steadily. You are born anew of immortal, not of mortal seed, by the living, lasting word of God;
it is by him that you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; and thus your faith means hope in God. Now that your obedience to the Truth has purified your souls for a brotherly love that is sincere, love one another heartily and steadily. You are born anew of immortal, not of mortal seed, by the living, lasting word of God;
Seeing » Who shall see God
Blessed are the pure in heart! they will see God.
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.
None who is accursed will be there; but the throne of God and the Lamb will be within it, his servants will serve and worship him, they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
Seeing » Who has not seen the lord
Beloved, do not imitate evil but good; he who does good belongs to God, he who does evil has never seen God.
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is. And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure. read more.
Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness: sin is lawlessness, and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin; anyone who remains in him does not sin ??anyone who sins has neither seen nor known him.
Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness: sin is lawlessness, and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin; anyone who remains in him does not sin ??anyone who sins has neither seen nor known him.
Sin » Who does not sin
We know that anyone who is born of God does not sin; He who was born of God preserves him, and the evil One never catches him.
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is. And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure. read more.
Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness: sin is lawlessness, and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin; anyone who remains in him does not sin ??anyone who sins has neither seen nor known him.
Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness: sin is lawlessness, and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin; anyone who remains in him does not sin ??anyone who sins has neither seen nor known him.
Sons » Of God
So you are servant no longer but son, and as son you are also heir, all owing to God.
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so as to be blameless and innocent, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverse generation where you shine like stars in a dark world;
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On those who have accepted him, however, he has conferred the right of being children of God, that is, on those who believe in his Name,
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
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I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord almighty.
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For the sons of God are those who are guided by the Spirit of God.
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Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Of God
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
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But, dead in trespasses as we were, God was so rich in mercy that for his great love to us he made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved);
But God proves his love for us by this, that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.
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for the Father loves you himself, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from God.
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For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.
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This is how the love of God has appeared for us, by God sending his only Son into the world, so that by him we might live.
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well, we do know, we have believed, the love God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
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Titles and names of saints » Sons of God
so as to be blameless and innocent, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverse generation where you shine like stars in a dark world;
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On those who have accepted him, however, he has conferred the right of being children of God, that is, on those who believe in his Name,
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'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.